Bay Area garden extravaganza with danger garden

Portland garden writer Loree Bohl, the mastermind behind the danger garden blog and author of the Timber Press book Fearless Gardening , is an old friend. Loree had been wanting to visit for some time, and finally the stars were aligned just right. We spent three jam-packed days visiting gardens in the East Bay, both public and private, meeting old friends and making new ones. It was an exhilarating weekend – exhausting, yes, but in the best way when you’re tired, yet completely content. I’ll have individual posts over the next month. Here’s a teaser to whet your appetite. Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek The first garden Loree and I visited was the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek. I had just been there , but for Loree it had been six years. Tracy’s garden, Livermore Tracy chronicles the evolution of her garden on her blog tzgarden . Both Loree and I knew her garden from photos, but seeing it in person offered a completely new perspective. Suffice it to say that the three of us...